With unofficial results in, Catalina had tallied 1,567 votes to Foster's 1,458. Foster has yet to concede though Catalina is claiming victory and looking ahead to his next term.

"I feel elated," Catalina said. "We're very gratified."

Catalina said residents were tired of six straight years of deficit budgets with no expansion of Peekskill's tax base.

"You can't blame it on the economy," Catalina said. "Cortlandt didn't. We don't need to have studies and consultants. It's time for a action. People think the city has thrived, but everyone knows that we're not thriving. We're hurting."

Catalina said he would repeal the transfer tax, and remove time limits for speakers at meetings and remove police from meetings. He said he would have office hours on Saturday.

"We are going to be an open and transparent government," Catalina said. "We will not go into executive session without specifying why."